Marshall launched his own sitcom in 1967 (Hey, Landlord), but his first big hit was the television version of Neil Simon‘s The Odd Couple. The show ran from 1970 to 1975 and won several Emmys. With his partner Jerry Belson, Marshall went on to produce Happy Days, which in turn spawned the hit series Laverne & Shirley (1976-83, starring his sister, Penny Marshall) and Mork & Mindy (1978-82, starring Robin Williams).

His first feature film was 1984’s The Flamingo Kid, the first of several features that featured the Garry Marshall touch: mild comedy with a heartfelt message. His big hits for the big screen were Pretty Woman (starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts) and The Princess Diaries (2001, starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews).